Incight

Specialties

Incight is a 501© 3 non-​profit that supports and empowers key life aspects of education, employment, and independence.

More potential resides within the disability community than has been historically realized — and that much of that potential is unfairly locked up due to stigma, resulting in low expectation.

Incight offers three distinct programs that provide resources to help people who experience disability realize their potential and encourage the greater community to consider greater communication. We have created projects that do not reinvent the wheel of disability services, but support and embolden existing systems. Each program is built on the back bone of our anti-​stigma approach.

Our services directly impact hundreds of students and jobseekers; thousands of athletes, families, educators, non-​profits, and business professionals; and countless community partners, corporations, and schools.

History

Established in 2004.

The founders, Vail Horton, who is a congenital amputee, and Scott Hatley, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The name Incight comes from a hybrid of the word Incite — to spark a passion, and Insight — to possess intimate knowledge. This hybrid describes the founders original intention — to destroy the stigma that surrounds disability and fill in the gaps of other support services.

They found studies reporting that only 16% of people with disabilities earned college degrees and 76% were unemployed. They observe, that while accommodations and accessibility have increased 10x since 1990 with the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, significant obstacles remain for people with disabilities.

Recruiting their college roommate, Jerry Carleton, to the cause — Incight was born. They built a team, board or directors, volunteers, and supporters who are committed to affecting change in their communities.

Incight began by offering college scholarships to students with disabilities.

Meet the Manager

Dan F.

Manager

He has a background in small business startup, entrepreneurial consulting, training, and has extensive leadership experience both in business and community arenas.

He started his career as co-​founder and COO of a finance company, which he managed for six years. He has consulted and trained in the healthcare, software, real estate, professional development, and manufacturing. His expertise is in training, presenting, curriculum, marketing, sales, branding, technology, capital raising, and strategic process.

Dan’s passion, human development, began in his youth as a summer camp counselor. He’s volunteered thousands of hours in his local community and abroad, focused on helping people achieve personal growth, and has interacted with thousands of people seeking to improve their lives.

Dan was recruited to Incight’s in ⁰⁸⁄₁₁ with hopes he would fuel an entrepreneurial energy. Since then, the organization has double the amount of services it provides to the community.